Applebaum, ShimonISRAEL AND HER VICINITY IN THE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE PERIODS Notes Offered to DelegatesTel Aviv University 1967 Softcover Good+ Blank white stickers have been affixed to wraps. One small white sticker has repaired a small tear to last page of text. ; The Seventh International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies; 64 pages; The following notes, written to assist delegates to the seventh International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, are divided into two parts, the first a brief survey of the archaeology of the country in the periods concerned, the second an account of the Roman frontier system in the country's southern region.
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Baer, Jr. , Richard A.PHILO'S USE OF THE CATEGORIES MALE AND FEMALEE. J. Brill 1970 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket Stamped "DUPL" to titlepage. Light foxing to top of textblock and part of spine. Small minor stain to back board. Appears to have been publisher's copy. ; Arbeiten Zur Literatur Und Geschichte Des Hellenistischen Judentums; 116 pages
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Baras, ZviA CENTURY OF BOOKS The Jewish National & University Library, 1892-1992Jerusalem The Jewish National and University Library 1992 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Inscribed to Vartan Gregorian on dedication page. 1 inner hinge starting to weaken. Very slight waviness to pages. ; Catalog of the Centennial Anniversary Exhibition, profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Text in English and Hebrew; JNUL Publications No. 10; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 210 pages
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Beegle, Dewey M.MOSES, THE SERVANT OF YAHWEHWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 1972 080283406X / 9780802834065 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket Book has very light shelfwear. DJ spine a bit sunned with a couple of small chips to head of spine. ; 368pp. ; 368 pages
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Besancon, Alain; (Jane Marie Todd, Tr. )THE FORBIDDEN IMAGE An Intellectual History of IconoclasmUniversity Of Chicago Press 2001 0226044130 / 9780226044132 Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket Philosophers and theologians have long engaged in intense debate and introspection over the representation of the deity, its possibilities and its proscriptions. The Forbidden Image traces the dual strains of “iconophilia” and iconoclasm, the privileging and prohibition of religious images, over a span of two and a half millennia in the West. Alain Besançon’s work begins with a comprehensive examination of the status of the image in Greek, Judaic, Islamic, and Christian thought. The author then addresses arguments regarding the moral authority of the image in European Christianity from the medieval through the early modern periods. Besançon completes The Forbidden Image with an examination of how iconophilia and iconoclasm have been debated in the modern period. ; 432 pages
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Bowersock, G.W. & Oleg Grabar & G. W. BowersockLATE ANTIQUITY A Guide to the Postclassical WorldBelknap Press 2000 0674511735 / 9780674511736 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket Book has very light shelfwear else fine. DJ has 1 tiny chip and faint crease along upper edge. ; The first book of its kind, this richly informative guide to the world of late antiquity offers the most recent scholarship to the researcher along with sheer reading pleasure to the browser. In eleven comprehensive essays and in over 500 encyclopedic entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, and the creation of art of enduring glory. By extending the commonly accepted chronological and territorial boundaries of the period-to encompass Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth-this guide makes new connections and permits revealing comparisons. Consult the article on "Angels" and discover their meaning in Islamic as well as classical and Judeo-Christian traditions. Refer to "Children, " "Concubinage, " and "Divorce" for a fascinating interweaving of information on the family. Read the essay on "Barbarians and Ethnicity" and see how a topic as current as the construction of identity played out in earlier times, from the Greeks and Romans to the Turks, Huns, and Saxons. Turn to "Empire Building" to learn how the empire of Constantine was supported by architecture and ceremony. Or follow your own path through the broad range of entries on politics, manufacturing and commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion, geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Each entry introduces readers to another facet of the postclassical world: historic figures and places, institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, and amusements. A splendid selection of illustrations enhances the portrait. The intriguing era of late antiquity emerges completely and clearly, viewed in a new light and from new vantage points, in a guide that will be relished by scholars and general readers alike. ; Harvard University Press Reference Library; 1.66 x 10.5 x 8.34 Inches; 780 pages
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Brett, Mark G.GENESIS Procreation and the Politics of IdentityRoutledge 2000 0415141494 / 9780415141499 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket Former owner's name on ffep has been blacked out. Light shelfwear else NF; Old Testament Readings; 0.67 x 8.76 x 5.4 Inches; 192 pages; Combining insights from social and literary theory with a firm grasp of traditional historical studies, Brett argues that the Book of Genesis can be read as resistance literature. In Brett's illuminating analysis, stories such as the marriages of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as well as the narratives of Hagar, Dinah and Tamar reveal that the editors of Genesis were directly engaged with contemporary issues--especially the nature of an authentic community--and that the book was designed to undermine the ethnocentrism of the imperial governors of the Persian period.
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Buitenwerf, RieuwerdBOOK III OF THE SIBYLLINE ORACLES AND ITS SOCIAL SETTING With an Introduction, Translation, and CommentaryBrill 2003 9004128611 / 9789004128613 Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket Very faint bump to 1 book. Else fine. ; Proefschrift. This volume contains a thorough study of the third book of the Sibylline Oracles. This Jewish work was written in the Roman province of Asia sometime between 80 and 40 BCE. It offers insights into the political views of the author and his perception of the relation between Jews and non-Jews, especially in the field of religion and ethics. The present study consists of three parts: 1. Introductory questions; 2. A literary analysis of the book, translation, and commentary; 3. The social setting of the book. It aims to further the scholarly use of the third Sibylline book and to improve our knowledge of early Judaism in its Graeco-Roman environment. ; Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha; 446 pages
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Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar (G. E. F. ) & (Completed and Revised by) G. B. TownendA HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON TACITUS' HISTORIES IV AND V (4 & 5)Oxford Clarendon Press 1985 0198148526 / 9780198148524 Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has light sunning. Mild soiling to DJ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem. ; 124 pages
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Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar (G. E. F. ) & (Completed and Revised by) G. B. TownendA HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON TACITUS' HISTORIES IV AND V (4 & 5)Oxford Clarendon Press 1985 0198148526 / 9780198148524 Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Minor shelfwear to DJ. Light dust soiling to textblock. ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem. ; 124 pages
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Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar (G. E. F. ) & (Completed and Revised by) G. B. TownendA HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON TACITUS' HISTORIES IV AND V (4 & 5)Oxford Clarendon Press 1985 0198148526 / 9780198148524 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket Very Minor shelfwear to DJ. DJ is discolored. Minor shelfwear otherwise to DJ. ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem. ; 124 pages
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Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar (G. E. F. ) & (Completed and Revised by) G. B. TownendA HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ON TACITUS' HISTORIES IV AND V (4 & 5)Oxford Clarendon Press 1985 0198148526 / 9780198148524 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket Very Minor shelfwear to DJ. Sections of DJ are lightly discolored. Mild foxing to DJ flaps and endpapers ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem. ; 124 pages
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Cohen, Jeffrey M.A SAMARITAN CHRONICLE A Source-Critical Analysis of the Life and Times of the Great Samaritan Reformer, Baba RabbahE. J. Brill 1981 9004062157 / 9789004062153 Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket Ex-library copy with usual stamps, and pocket. Cover shows evidence of removed call-numbers. ; The present study constitutes a critical edition, with commentary of a hitherto unpublished section of the fullest extant Chronicle of Samaritan history. This Chronicle -- Chronicle II -- commences with the period of the biblical historical books (Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings/II Chronicles) and continues the Samaritan saga down until the beginning of the 20th century. The publication of this section of the Chronicle fills an important gap in Samaritan studies, in that it treats of one of the most charismatic personalities in Samaritan tradition and of a period (3rd--4th cent. AD) which constitutes a high-water mark in Samaritan history. Baba Rabba, literally "The Great Gate", was one of the greatest of the Samaritan high priests. He is believed to have lived during the late third and early fourth century CE. The son of the Samaritan high priest Nethanel, Baba Rabba was probably born in Shechem. Little is known about his life. According to later Samaritan works, he was a religious reformer and together with the scholar Marqah helped codify Samaritan liturgy and worship. He appears to have had connections with the Roman authorities, and may have exercised some temporal authority over the Samaritan community, which appears to have been relatively autonomous during this period. One chronicle places his death at 362 in Constantinople. Baba Rabba's reign is remembered as a golden age by Samaritans to this day. Tales of his piety and miracle-working are a mainstay of Samaritan folklore. ; Studia Post Biblica; 250 pages
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Cotter, WendyMIRACLES IN GRECO-ROMAN ANTIQUITY A SourcebookRoutledge 1999 0415118638 / 9780415118637 Hardcover Good with no dust jacket One tear (2 cm) and bumping to top of spine, otherwise Near Fine. No dust jacket, as issued. Inscription by the author: "Doctor vater and Inspiration, Professor Heinz Guentker with deepes gratitude, Wendy. September, 2001." ; Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity presents a collection in translation of miracle stories from the ancient world. This interesting new work is divided up into four main categories including healing, exorcism, nature and raising the dead. Wendy Cotter contextualizes the miracles within the background of the Greco-Roman world and also compares the stories to other Jewish and non-Jewish miracle stories. This collection will be of interest to readers interested in miracle narratives from all parts of the Greco-Roman world. ; The Context of Early Christianity; 9 x 1 x 5.75 Inches; 288 pages
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Davis, SimonRACE RELATIONS IN ANCIENT EGYPT Greek, Egyptian, Hebrew, RomanMethuen & Company 1953 Hardcover Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Dustjacket is price-clipped and protected in library protective sleeve which has been taped to book leaving tape stains on inner covers. Mark on text-block in red felt marker. ; Greek Exclusiveness & the Political Ideals of Alexander the Great; The Hellenistic Age; The Earliest Greek Contact with Egypt; Alexander in Egypt; The Papyri & their Value; The Hellenization of Egypt; Alexandria; The Earliest Hebrew Contact with Egypt; The Jews in Egypt in later Times; The Question of Jewish Citizenship at Alexandria; The Greek Contact with the Jews: Anti-Semitism; Hellenism; The Roman Attitude to Race-The Republic; The Empire. ; 176 pages
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Dozeman, Thomas B. & Konrad Schmid (Eds)A FAREWELL TO THE YAHWIST? The Composition of the Pentateuch in Recent European InterpretationBrill Academic Publishers 2006 9004137661 / 9789004137660 Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket Back upper corner has slight crease else Fine. ; Society of Biblical Literature - Symposium Series; 0.8 x 9.7 x 6.5 Inches; 197 pages; Since the “assured results” of scholarship are rarely certain, it should come as no surprise that the classical formulation of the Documentary Hypothesis has yet again been called into question. However, many North American scholars are unfamiliar with the work of a new generation of European scholars who are advancing an alternate view of the compositional history of the Pentateuch. A growing consensus in Europe argues that the larger blocks of pentateuchal tradition, especially the stories of the patriarchs and Moses, were not redactionally linked before the Priestly Code, as the J hypothesis suggests, but existed side by side as two independent, rival myths of Israel’s origins. This volume makes available both the most recent European scholarship on the Pentateuch and its critical discussion, providing a helpful resource and fostering further dialogue between North American and European interpreters. The contributors are Erhard Blum, David M. Carr, Thomas B. Dozeman, Jan Christian Gertz, Christoph Levin, Albert de Pury, Thomas Christian Römer, Konrad Schmid, and John Van Seters
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Fine, Steven (Ed. )SACRED REALM The Emergence of the Synagogue in the Ancient World. Organized by Yeshiva University MuseumOxford University Press 1996 0195102258 / 9780195102253 Softcover Very Good Inked name-stamp on halftitle (David Levenson) else unmarked. Some wear to top corners of wraps else minor shelfwear. ; Xxix, 203pp, illustrated. The rich tradition and profound spirituality of Judaism has touched people the world over for thousands of years. With the arrival in the Near East of Alexander the Great and the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, the synagogue came to represent a new era of this powerful religion, one which witnessed a greater emphasis on shared religious experience and prayer. In turn, the synagogue, derived from the Greek, meaning an "assembly," has come to mean the Jewish house of worship, evolving into a "sacred realm," in which the Torah came to play a central role linking the biblical past with the messianic future. Of course, the synagogue has been much more that a house of worship--it served the Jewish people as a place of learning, a community center, and often as the official seat of Jewish self-government. Indeed, it is the institution most closely associated with the development of post-biblical Judaism throughout the ages. Sacred Realm: The Emergence of the Synagogue in the Ancient World offers the first comprehensive history of the architectural and archaeological development of the synagogue from the third century BCE to 700 CE. Telling the story of over one hundred ancient synagogues throughout the world and their place in the history of Judaism and of Western civilization, this book provides a fascinating representation of the cultural, intellectual, and artistic achievements of three thousand years of Jewish experience. Informative essays detail every aspect of the ancient synagogue, while beautiful illustrations and maps take the reader to the actual historic site. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 203 pages
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Fontaine, ResianneOTOT HA-SHAMAYIM. SAMUEL IBN TIBBON'S HEBREW VERSION OF ARISTOTLE'S METEOROLOGY A Critical Edition, with Introduction, Translation, and IndexE. J. Brill 1995 9004102582 / 9789004102583 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Book is fine. DJ has very light shelfwear else fine. ; This volume makes available to the scholarly world the Otot ha-Shamayim, Samuel Ibn Tibbon's Hebrew version of Aristotle's Meteorology, completed in 1210. This treatise, based on the Arabic paraphrase of the Meteorology by Ibn al-Bitriq, was the first Aristotelian work to be translated into Hebrew. As it contains quotations from the lost Arabic translation of Alexander of Aphrodisias' commentary on the Meteorology and from Ibn Rushd's commentary, it provides a more complete picture of Aristotle's text than the Arabic paraphrase. The present volume contains a critical edition of Ibn Tibbon's text as well as an English translation and an extensive introduction. In addition to contributing to our knowledge of the history of the transmission of the Aristotelian text, the present book is of major importance for the study of medieval Jewish philosophy. ; Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus 8; 268 pages
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Frankfurter, David (Ed. )PILGRIMAGE AND HOLY SPACE IN LATE ANTIQUE EGYPTE. J. Brill 1998 9004111271 / 9789004111271 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket DJ has very light creasing along top edge else Fine. ; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 516 pages; This volume deals with the origins and rise of Christian pilgrimage cults in late-antique Egypt. Part One covers the major theoretical issues in the study of Coptic pilgrimage, such as sacred landscape and shrines' catchment areas, while Part Two examines native Egyptian and Egyptian Jewish pilgrimage practices. Part Three investigates six major shrines, from Philae's diverse non-Christian devotees to the great pilgrim centre of Abu Mina and a Thecla shrine on its route. The fourth part of the book looks at such diverse pilgrims' rites as oracles, chant and stational liturgy. Part Five brings in Athanasius's and an anonymous hagiographer's perspectives on pilgrimage in Egypt.
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300.00 USD